FNUS74 KLIX 271906 FWSLIX SPOT FORECAST FOR PORT SULPHUR...NOAA HAZMAT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 106 PM CST WED FEB 27 2013 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL OCCUR TONIGHT. STRONG COLD AND DRY AIR ADVECTION OVER THE WARMER WATERS TONIGHT WILL ALLOW STRONG BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW TO TRANSPORT TO THE SURFACE. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO TOMORROW. A CHOPPY SEA STATE IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...BEFORE DETERIORATING TO ROUGH CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THESE CHOPPY TO ROUGH CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS A SERIES OF REINFORCING COLD FRONTS SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........50 50 50 50 50 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............65 65 65 65 65 RH..............46 46 50 52 54 DEWPOINT........44 44 46 47 48 20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD..2 4 5 5 6 20 FT WIND GUST.5 5 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...3.8 3.8 4.0 4.0 4.0 MIX HGT (KM)....1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW WSW WSW WSW TRANSP WIND SPD.6 6 12 12 12 TRANS SPD (M/S).3 3 5 5 5 DISPERSION......27 27 55 55 55 LVORI...........2 2 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......LC LC LC LC LC .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........40 40 40 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............64 59 57 56 56 55 RH..............58 75 83 86 80 77 DEWPOINT........49 51 52 52 50 48 20 FT WIND......W 6 W 6 W 7 NW 10 NNW 11 NNW 11 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 20 25 25 MIX HGT (FT)....3100 3100 2700 2100 2100 2900 MIX HGT (M).....940 940 820 640 640 880 TRANSPORT WIND..W 12 W 12 W 17 W 17 W 17 NW 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).W 5 W 5 W 8 W 8 W 8 NW 8 DISPERSION......8 8 12 23 23 23 LVORI...........3 4 5 5 5 4 CHC OF PCPN (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 SEA STATE.......LC LC CH CH RO RO .THURSDAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 14 14 34 34 34 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............55 57 59 59 60 60 RH..............69 59 53 51 49 49 DEWPOINT........45 43 42 41 41 41 20 FT WIND......N 10 N 9 NNW 8 NNW 7 NW 8 NW 8 20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 15 15 15 15 MIX HGT (FT)....2800 2800 3100 5400 5400 5600 MIX HGT (M).....850 850 940 1650 1650 1710 TRANSPORT WIND..N 20 N 20 NNW 16 NW 16 NW 16 NW 17 TRAN WIND (M/S).N 9 N 9 NNW 7 NW 7 NW 7 NW 8 DISPERSION......45 45 52 69 69 75 LVORI...........3 1 1 1 1 1 CHC OF PCPN (%).10 10 10 10 10 10 SEA STATE.......RO RO RO RO RO RO .LEGEND XR = EXTREMELY ROUGH VR = VERY ROUGH RO = ROUGH CH = CHOPPY LC = LIGHT CHOP $$ FORECASTER...GRIGSBY REQUESTED BY...KYLE JELLISON TYPE OF REQUEST...HAZMAT .TAG 20130227.PORTS.01/LIX